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Final building permit given for EuroAfrica Interconnector
August 20, 2020
Cyprus has issued the final building permit for the Egypt-Cyprus electricity interconnection EuroAfrica Interconnector, it was announced on Wednesday.
EuroAfrica Interconnector is the official project developer of the Egypt-Cyprus electricity interconnection.
The permit provides the green light for the construction of the HVDC converter station, for which Siemens has been chosen as the preferred constructor.
The Cyprus Planning and Housing Bureau approved in November 2019 the planning permit for the HVDC converter station with a capacity of 2,000 MW, as well as the landing points of the subsea cable that connects the electricity networks of Cyprus and Egypt with Greece (Crete) and the EU.